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Setting up proxy profiles for devices

You can specify how devices use a proxy server to access web services on the Internet or a work network. For ,
iOS
macOS
, and 
Android
, and 
BlackBerry 10
 devices, you create a proxy profile. For 
Windows 10
 devices, you add the proxy settings in the 
Wi-Fi
 or VPN profile.
Unless noted otherwise, proxy profiles support proxy servers that use basic or no authentication.
Device
Proxy configuration
BlackBerry 10
Create a proxy profile and associate it with the profiles that your organization uses, which can include any of the following:
  • Wi-Fi
  • VPN
  • Enterprise connectivity
iOS
Create a proxy profile and associate it with the profiles that your organization uses, which can include any of the following:
  • Wi-Fi
  • VPN
You can also assign a proxy profile to user accounts, user groups, or device groups.
A proxy profile that is assigned to user accounts, user groups, or device groups is a global proxy for supervised devices only and takes precedence over a proxy profile that is associated with a 
Wi-Fi
 or VPN profile. Supervised devices use the global proxy settings for all HTTP connections.
macOS
Create a proxy profile and associate it with a 
Wi-Fi
 or VPN profile.
macOS
 applies profiles to user accounts or devices. Proxy profiles are applied to devices.
Android
For 
Android Enterprise
 devices, create a proxy profile and associate it with a 
Wi-Fi
 profile.
Android
 8.0 and later devices with 
MDM controls
 or 
User privacy
 activations don't support 
Wi-Fi
 profiles with proxy settings. If a device with one of these activation types is upgraded to 
Android
 8.0, 
Wi-Fi
 profiles that have an associated proxy profile will be removed from the device.
Samsung Knox
Create a proxy profile and associate it with the profiles that your organization uses. The following conditions apply:
  • For 
    Wi-Fi
     profiles, only proxy profiles with manual configuration are supported on 
    Knox
     devices. Proxy profiles that you associate with 
    Wi-Fi
     profiles support proxy servers that use basic, NTLM, or no authentication.
  • For VPN and enterprise connectivity profiles, proxy profiles with manual configuration are supported on 
    Samsung Knox
     devices with 
    Android Enterprise
     activations and 
    Samsung Knox Workspace
     devices that use 
    Knox
     2.5 and later. Proxy profiles with PAC configuration are supported on 
    Samsung Knox
     devices with 
    Android Enterprise
     activations and  
    Knox Workspace
     devices that use a version of 
    Knox
     that is later than 2.5.
To use a proxy profile with an enterprise connectivity profile, 
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
 must be enabled.
You can also assign a proxy profile to user accounts, user groups, or device groups. The following conditions apply:
  • On 
    Knox Workspace
     devices and 
    Samsung Knox
     devices with 
    Android Enterprise
     activations, the profile configures the browser proxy settings in the work space.
  • On 
    Samsung Knox
     MDM devices, the profile configures the browser proxy settings on the device.
PAC configuration is not supported on 
Knox Workspace
 devices that use 
Knox
 2.5 and earlier and 
Knox
 MDM devices.
Windows 10
Create a 
Wi-Fi
 or VPN profile and specify the proxy server information in the profile settings. The following conditions apply:
  • Wi-Fi
     proxy supports only manual configuration and is supported only on 
    Windows 10 Mobile
     devices.
  • VPN proxy supports PAC or manual configuration.